Pretty much, we see this sort of thing happening every few years and people still don’t understand that protests on their own accomplish nothing. You have to build dual power to organize things like strikes and work stoppages. That’s what hurts capital. The protests come after that.
You have to build dual power to organize things like strikes and work stoppages. That’s what hurts capital. The protests come after that.
Yes, although protests can complement that process of building dual power, they don’t have to come afterwards. Like you’ve said, protests on their own accomplish nothing, yet they can still be an important way to gain awareness and introduce a broader range of people to these politics and groups involved.
I am speaking generally, I haven’t paid attention to these No Kings ones, but they’d surely be an avenue for fresh faces to meet socialist parties among all the spectacle.
Right, I agree with all that, my impression is that this particular form of protest is entirely performative though. They never seem to translate into actually building things like mutual aid networks, unions, or any other kind of permanent structures. It would be nice if people would start doing those things for a change.
I honestly think it’s a lot more effective on overseas populations and that’s part of why the CIA runs this shit. The whole free speech zone thing is great for cameras and looks a lot better than driving thru rural Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Washington, actually anywhere, it’s all awful
For sure, it’s a spectacle and it has been effective. I think the angle we should be taking on the left is to highlight how majority of Americans do not support what their government does, yet they have no means to effect change in policy. So, is this really a democracy, and does this form of free expression have any tangible meaning?
Pretty much, we see this sort of thing happening every few years and people still don’t understand that protests on their own accomplish nothing. You have to build dual power to organize things like strikes and work stoppages. That’s what hurts capital. The protests come after that.
Yep exactly. There’s no backbone to these. It’s a weekend parade then back to brunch.
Yes, although protests can complement that process of building dual power, they don’t have to come afterwards. Like you’ve said, protests on their own accomplish nothing, yet they can still be an important way to gain awareness and introduce a broader range of people to these politics and groups involved.
I am speaking generally, I haven’t paid attention to these No Kings ones, but they’d surely be an avenue for fresh faces to meet socialist parties among all the spectacle.
Right, I agree with all that, my impression is that this particular form of protest is entirely performative though. They never seem to translate into actually building things like mutual aid networks, unions, or any other kind of permanent structures. It would be nice if people would start doing those things for a change.
I honestly think it’s a lot more effective on overseas populations and that’s part of why the CIA runs this shit. The whole free speech zone thing is great for cameras and looks a lot better than driving thru rural Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Washington, actually anywhere, it’s all awful
For sure, it’s a spectacle and it has been effective. I think the angle we should be taking on the left is to highlight how majority of Americans do not support what their government does, yet they have no means to effect change in policy. So, is this really a democracy, and does this form of free expression have any tangible meaning?